Sewing kit



July 27 1926.

1,593,775 F. PRIVRACKY SEWING KIT Filed Deo. 50, 1925 "wununmn H u I nvenl'fvoz H Prix/1w c/l.

Patented July 27, 1926.

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FRANK PRIVRACKY, or nroirrnsoiv, Nonnen DAKOTA.

SEWING- KT.

Application ledlDecember 3o, 1925. Serial No. 78,356.

This invention relatesto certain new and i useful improvements in sewing kits in the form of a receptacle to contain-a spool of `thread and accessories, such as buttons, snap fasteners, pins and the like and to be suspended by a chain worn'about the neck of a seamstress for conveniently carryingthe lkit and rendering the same accessible for use at all times. y ,v `A further yobject of the invention is to provide a sewingkit inthe form of a tubular receptacle having a removable transverse partition wall carrying a stem that rotatably supports a spool of thread within one end of the receptacle, each end of the receptacle being provided with a hinged cover.

The invention further includes the provision of cleats carried exteriorly of the receptacle upon one of which cleats thread unvvound from the spool can be attached while another of said cleats has needle supporting edges associated therewith, with thread in the needle wound on the cleat to retain the needle in position.

With the above and other objects in view that will become apparent as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists of the novel form, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying` drawing and claimed.

In the drawing, wherein like reference characters designate 'corresponding` parts throughout the several views.

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of a sewing kit constructed in accordance with the present invention, the necklace or chain carrying the same being partly broken away,

Figure 2 is a front elevational view of the kit showing a thread unwound from a spool supported within the kit passing through an opening` in the side wall of the receptacle and attached to a cleat.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on line III-III of Fig. 2 showing the removable partition wall carrying the stem that supports the spool of thread and the separate compartments in the kit receptacle,

Figure 4 is a detail sectional view taken on line IV-IV of Fig. 1 showing the needle supporting plate and the cleat carrying the same,

Figure 5 is a detail sectional view taken on line V-V of Fig. 1 showing a. clasp for supporting a thimble, and

"Figure 6 is a detail sectional view taken on line V1-VI of Fig. 4.

Referring more in detail to the 'acco'nr panying drawing, wherein is illustrated a preferred embodiment of the invention, the reference numeral 1 designates the kit in the formv of atubular receptacle having hinged closure caps 2 and 3 for the opposite ends thereof. The receptacle 1 is carried by an ornamental chain a that is adapted to be worn arount the neck of the person using the kit so thatthesewmg accessories are readily accessible at all times.

As shown in Fig. 3, an internally threaded ring 5 is secured in the receptacle 1 and an externally threaded disk plate 6 in the form of a partition wall is threaded into the ring to divide the receptacle into separate compartments 7 and 8. To facilitate the mounting` of the partition wall 6 in the ring 5,

said wall carries an elongated stem 9 having a key receiving outer end 10 to facilitate positioning thereof, the partition wall 6 further being provided with an annular flange 11 that overlies the adjacent side of the ring 5.

When the cover 2 is open, a thread spool 12 is placed on the stem 9 as shown in Fig. 8 and the thread 13 issuing from the spool passes through the opening 14C in the wall of the 'casing 1 and the free extended end of the thread 13 is wound around the cleat 15 as clearly shown in Fig. 2.

rllhe needle support is carried exterior-ly of the casing 1 and is in the form of a cleat 16 shown in detail in Fig. 4: as having parallel side arms 17 provided with tubular openings 18 for the needles 19, the thread 20 carried by the needle being wound about the cleat 16 for securing the needles in position in the cleat.

As shown in Figs. 1 and 5, a spring clasp 21 carried eXteriorly of the r-eceptacle is adapted to support a thimble 22.

Various articles, such asbuckles, buttons and clasps, pins, snap fasteners and the like may be carried in the compartment 8 While the thread spool 12 is supported upon the stem or spindle 9 in the compartment 7. The thread 13 from the spool passes through the opening 141 in the side wall of the case and may be used in the desired lengths, and when the kit is net being used, the end of the spool thread is anchored to the cleat 15. The needles 19 are retained in the tubular llt) openings 18 formed in the opposite sides 17 attached, and anecklace carryingI the reof the cleatsi 16 by thehtlipeadQQ carried lCeptacle.

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